(543) Charlotte

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Asteroid
(543) Charlotte
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.05n7  AU
eccentricity 0.155
Perihelion - aphelion 2.583 AU - 3.530 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.5 °
Length of the ascending node 295.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 110.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 8, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 126 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 34.36 km
Albedo 0.2599
Rotation period 10 h 43 min
Absolute brightness 9.4 mag
history
Explorer Paul Goetz
Date of discovery September 11, 1904
Another name 1904 OT, 1958 XX
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(543) Charlotte is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 11, 1904 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .

The asteroid bears the name of a friend of the discoverer.

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